Born: Sunday, March 2, 1856 in Jackson County, Illinois
Died: Monday, May 17, 1920 in Jackson County, Illinois
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois
Lived: 64 years 2 months 15 days
yDNA: R-FT442596 (inferred)
Father: George Washington Etherton 
(1819/TN - 1870/IL)
Mother: Hannah A. Crawshaw (1824/EN - 1900/IL)
Sister: Mary Ann Etherton Hiller+ ♀ (1842/IL - 1893)
Sister: Julia Etherton ♀ (1843/IL - 1846/IL)
Sister: Dirindia Etherton Hagler+ ♀ (1846/IL - 1904/IL)
Sister: Charlotte Etherton Scurlock+ ♀ (1848/IL - 1873)
Brother: John Etherton ♂ (1850/IL - 1860)
Brother: Henry Etherton ♂ (1853/IL - 1860/IL)
Brother: George W. Etherton+ ♂ (1858/IL - 1907)
Brother: Richard Etherton ♂ (1860/IL - 1860)
Brother: Jacob Etherton+ (half-brother)♂ (1860/IL - 1926/IL)
Sister: Elizabeth Jane Etherton Thorp+ (half-sister)♀ (1862/IL - 1882/IL)
Brother: Lewis Etherton+ (half-brother)♂ (1865/IL - 1939)
Sister: Hannah Frances Etherton Thorp Hagler+ (half-sister)♀ (1867/IL - 1909/IL)
Name: Julia Anna Williams (1857/IL - 1883/IL)
Place: Jackson County, Illinois
Name: Lillian Williams (1864/IL - 1952/IL)
Place: Jackson County, Illinois
Daughter: Julia W. Etherton Crane+ ♀ (1877/IL - 1963/CA)
Daughter: Hannah L. Etherton Waller+ ♀ (1879/IL - 1924/ID)
Daughter: Catherine E. Etherton Marvin+ ♀ (1881/IL - 1969/IL)
Son: Lewis Washington Etherton+ ♂ (1883/IL - 1967/ID)
Daughter: Lucy Ann Etherton Johnson ♀ (1885/IL - 1924)
Son: William Robert Etherton+ ♂ (1887/IL - 1967/IL)
Son: Frank Benjamin Etherton ♂ (1889/IL - 1971)
Daughter: Della Blair Etherton Miller+ ♀ (1892/IL - 1975/IL)
Daughter: Edna Ruth Etherton Richey ♀ (1898/IL - )
Son: Joseph Davis Etherton+ ♂ (1903/IL - 1980)
Daughter: Mildred Catherine Etherton Parsons ♀ (1905/IL - 1990/IL)
Occupation: Farmer.
William Etherton & Anna Williams Marriage Register, 1876
Hannah Etherton Certificate of Birth, 1879
Catherine Etherton Certificate of Birth, 1881
Lewis Etherton Certificate of Birth, 1883
William Etherton Last Will & Testament, 1915
Hannah Waller Death Certificate, 1924
A Genealogical History of 3 Pioneer Families of Jackson County, Illinois
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